Young Daniel Lapan died at 2 months of age from malnutrition and improper food. I know it sounds like negligence, but this was actually common as today it is called “Failure to Thrive.” I imagine his parents, Anthony Lapan & Maria Ross, were horrified by his death as any parents would be. Daniel was the last child of the 12 born. He rests in St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery in Linwood, Bay, Michigan. A simple wooden cross with no dates marks his resting place.

We know a child who was diagnosed as FTT. The parents were upset at this diagnosis as she was a happy, social baby….she just wouldn’t eat. I think calling it Failure to Thrive was a tough term to swallow.
(She is now a pre-teen and still has eating / medical problems to this date.)
Regards,
Theresa (Tangled Trees)

Thanks, Theresa! It’s very interesting that she still has troubles with eating even as an older child. I cannot imagine the fear a parent must feel when their child is diagnosed with FTT. I would assume they would feel it is their fault their child is not doing well.